The release of Septicflesh's new opus The Great Mass is now two months ahead. After the cover artwork of the jewel case edition last week, it is time to unveil the tracklisting of the Greek demons' new masterpiece.

An mp3 for "The Vampire From Nazareth", the first single off the new album, can be found over here. More album details were previously reported over here.

Am I the only one who is afraid this album will be a big letdown compared to Communion? I liked the death-metal-like riffs and vocals on that one, but judging from The Vampire From Nazareth, The Great Mass is just going to be all orchestra and breakdowns.

On the other hand, whatever it sounds like, I'll still buy it for the amazing cover artwork.

Am I the only one who is afraid this album will be a big letdown compared to Communion? I liked the death-metal-like riffs and vocals on that one, but judging from The Vampire From Nazareth, The Great Mass is just going to be all orchestra and breakdowns.

On the other hand, whatever it sounds like, I'll still buy it for the amazing cover artwork.

buy cd for artwork? the dumbest sentence I've ever heard....what's the problem with orchestra used in metal music (heard it hundred times about new Dimmu Borgir album, which is awesome btw)? as long as it sounds good I don't give a shit...the point of music as I comprehend it is to move your emotions in a certain way...is it metal, techno, industrial, classic, folk etc doesn't matter as long as it spark certain feelings in my head and this song indeed do that....ok, we all have different tastes, that's something natural, but please, do not dissect music in such robotic way, it is cold and mechanical, not human...now, I have to rape some nun, which is human mad emotion caused by this song

buy cd for artwork? the dumbest sentence I've ever heard....what's the problem with orchestra used in metal music (heard it hundred times about new Dimmu Borgir album, which is awesome btw)? as long as it sounds good I don't give a shit...the point of music as I comprehend it is to move your emotions in a certain way...is it metal, techno, industrial, classic, folk etc doesn't matter as long as it spark certain feelings in my head and this song indeed do that....ok, we all have different tastes, that's something natural, but please, do not dissect music in such robotic way, it is cold and mechanical, not human...now, I have to rape some nun, which is human mad emotion caused by this song

A music album isn't just about the music, you know... Well maybe some bands bring out albums like that, but I know that Seth put a lot of effort in the visual art for The Great Mass. If you don't care about that, you can just buy the music from iTunes or something.
And I didn't mean to dissect the music robotically, I just tried to name what it is in the song that makes me less enthusiastic for it than I was for Communion. If for you it's all about 'sparking feelings' in 'a certain way', I guess we're not talking on the same level, whatever levels that may be.